Bullet-proof inclosure.



A S BAILE( BULgET .Poof mcLosuRE. APPLICATION FELED A9614. 1925.'

atented June 13, 1916.

A. S. BAILEY.

BULLET PROOF INCLOSURE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG, 24, I9I5.

.Patented J une '13, 1916.

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attenua/1j ALFRED S. BAELEY,'OF HUTGENSN, KANSAS. i

BULLET-PROOF INCLQSURE.

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Specification of Letters IPatent.

Patented June t3., glfd.

Application led. August ze, 1915. Serial No. 47,164.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED S. BAILEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hutchinson, inthe county of Reno and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bullet-Proof lnclosuresgan'd I do hereby declare the following to-bea full, clear, and .exact description of tlieihventron, such as will enable others skilled in .v the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying' drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specilication.

rlhis invention relates to new and'useful improvements in bullet proof inclosures mounted upon wheels and adapted for useor infantry when in action.

The invention consists of a simple and etlicient apparatus of this nature having various details of construction, combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and then specili- 'cally delined in the appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

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Figure 1 is a rear elevation of the apparatus. Fig. 2 is asectional view vertically and transversely through the same. Fig.A v3 is an enlarged detail in section on line 3 3 of Fig. l. Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a port hole.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A 'designates a me tallic van or inclosure, made preferably or 'bullet proof metal, and is mounted upon wheels B, each wheel being journaled upon.

a, shaft C and each wheel having an eccentric E which is journaled in the wall of the van at D', and E is a lever w ich is connected to each eccentric and is adapted to swing the same so that the lower portions of the wheels may be above the lower surface of the inclosure A when the inclosure rests upon the ground. Fori moving the inclomay be operated so that the wheel will proj ect below the lower part of the inclosure.

The eccentrics are providedwith grooves F which, when broiightp/ intoy registration with grooves H formed in thewall oi the inclosure,1 may hold the latter' suspended by meansv of a key l passing through the reg- V the levers istering apertures and groove. The walls of the inclosure are ,provided with port openings K through which rifles may be projected, each ride being adapted to rest in a swivel bearing member L so that the person within the `inclosure may swing a rifle to be aimed in any direction and a small peephole M is provided whereby a person'may take proper aim.

.In order' that the operator of the rifle may have a rest, folding racks O are hinged withinthe casing and, when not in use,'may be let down out` of the way. A steering wheel, designated by letter S, is pivotally mounted upon a pin steering head S to which a liandle T is fastened, saidwheel S being mount ed upon a projecting member S2 fixed to the inclosure.

By the provision of an apparatus embodying the features ot' my invention, a simple and eliicient bullet proof van or inclosure is provided adapted to receive a number of soldiers,piovision being made for projecting guns through the vvariousapertures in the sides and ends of the apparatus, the lower portion of the inclosure being .adapted to rest upon the ground when not in use and,

persons within the inclosure may push the ysame from place to lace.

What l vclaim to lie new is AV bullet proof van comprising a frame having an inclosed wall, a shaft, an eccentric secured thereto and journaled iii the wall of the van, -a lever fixed to the shaft affording means whereby the wheel may be raised above the bottom of the surrounding wall of the van, the end and side walls ot the van being provided with port holes with concaved. marginal walls, semi-Spherical curved bearing members secured to the inner wall and having apertures which are in registration with the port holes, a spherical member swiveled in said semi-spherical bearing members and apertures in the walls or" the van.

ln testimony whereof I hereunto atlix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

, ALFRED S. BAlLEY. Vitnesses:

A. C. Porres, BESSE; L. HARTMAN. 

